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Kum Ba Yah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Reading, singing, and playing three parts, singing in harmony, with an ascending tonic arpeggio and syncopation.
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: Africa – Traditional<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: F Major<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 3\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: phrases: ABAC – song: AB, chorus\/verse<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: | ti\/ ri ta ti ti | ta\/a ti ti | ta\/a ta |\u00a0ti ta\/ ti ti<\/span><\/span>| syncopation<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: mi fa so la ti do re mi fa so Lla<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: do\/mi\/so ascending tonic arpeggio (I, F)<\/em>, so\\do (P5), mi\\do (M3), do\/mi (M3), do\\so (P4), so\/do (P4)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; tied notes, syncopation, vocal slur, three part harmony, chorus\/verse, harmony, ascending tonic arpeggio
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  • Key Words<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>world geography: Africa; “Come By Here,” sacred, laughing, crying, praying, singing, camp song, scout song, civil rights song, protest song, prayer song; possessive: someone’s<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>:\u00a0advanced<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: practicing B flat,\u00a0three part ensemble
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    Selecting All Formats includes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    Individual Song Formats<\/strong>; music, beats, rhythm, pitch numbers, solfeggio, pitch letter names, text\/lyrics
    \nScrolling Song Formats: <\/strong>one file – all formats
    \nSong Description<\/strong>: grade, origin, key, time, form, difficulty levels for rhythm, pitches, intervals; musical elements, key words, song lyrics
    \nMP3 audio of melody<\/strong> (accompaniment where available)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Kum Ba Yah<\/strong><\/p>\n

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